British and American

Slang

Slang Phrases

• PICK ME UP

• BEES KNEES = the best or cool!

•MY CUP OF TEA = not what I like

• I get PAID PEANUTS = paid very little

• GRUB = Food

A dialogue and a dialog

cinema or movie theater?

movie or film?

Mum or Mom?

Apartment or Flat?

A ring or a call?

munchies or sweets?

potato chips or crisps?

pop or fizzy drink?(U.S. South: soda)

Are you off your trolly or nuts?

I´m broke or skint?

That´s baloney or codswallop?

American slang

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Formal: Q: Are you interested in eating

food?A: Yes-No-I don’t know-Kind of-

Sort ofInformal:

• Are you up for gettin´ a bite to eat? • Ya up for eatin´ food? • (ya) wanna get a bite to eat?